The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 383-390 , March 2002

The optimal pressure for initial flush with UW solution in heart procurement

This paper was presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the ISHLT, 25–28 April 2001, Vancouver, Canada.

  • Jun Mohara, MD

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jun Mohara, MD, Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. Telephone: +81-27-220-8245. Fax: +81-27-220-8245.
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  • Hirofumi Tsutsumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Izumi Takeyoshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Masahiko Tokumine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Masahiro Aizaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Susumu Ishikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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  • Koshi Matsumoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Yasuo Morishita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Received 17 May 2001 ,Revised 11 July 2001 ,Accepted 24 August 2001.

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 383-390 , March 2002

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